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Tim Rowland

Tim Rowland is a columnist, author and outdoors writer living in Jay. He can be reached at [email protected].

All Stories by Tim Rowland

Elizabethtown’s main street, location of planned sewer project

Inside Elizabethtown’s 60-year journey to a public sewer system

By Tim Rowland

Has the time finally come for this small Adirondack community to build wastewater infrastructure?

old forge short-term rentals

What NY’s short-term rental law means for Adirondack towns

By Tim Rowland

Questions remain about the lack of statewide regulation standards.

old-fashioned iron nail in the snow

Railtown rivalries and a trail that runs through it

By Tim Rowland

The role of railroads in shaping a historic community rivalry

tools of the trades, part of the Jobs 2.0 series about employment

The Adirondack region’s transformation in job opportunities

By Tim Rowland

Explorer's 'Jobs 2.0' series dug into past, present and future of employment in the Adirondacks

Keene Valley, from the Baxter Mountain ridge.

A fresh take on Baxter Mountain

By Tim Rowland

Finding the true summit of Baxter takes a bit more work.

The backwaters of Cherrypatch pond.

Cherrypatch Pond: A journey through Lake Placid’s forgotten ski loop

By Tim Rowland

A once-popular ski loop now sits largely forgotten

A green home with a red roof and debris in its yard

Confronting a budget crunch, Essex County grapples with economic pressures

By Tim Rowland

How short-term rentals, storm damage and a decline in state aid impact Essex County's $132 million budget

Views from the cliffs of Seventy Mountain in Lewis.

Climbing Seventy Mountain, (close to Death)

By Tim Rowland

Close to Death is a shorter, easier hike up Seventy Mountain, a 2,200-foot eminence that’s part of the Jay Wilderness.

nurse resident checks the vitals of an elderly patient

Health care opportunities abound as northern NY faces aging population 

By Tim Rowland

Students filling in gaps in North Country's medical fields

crane mountain fire tower at sunset

Crane Mountain fire tower finds new home

By Tim Rowland

Gary and Wini Martin restore its legacy on their farm in Thurman

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